Podcast appearances and mentions of martin bester

Devi Sankaree Govender is a South African media icon. Her reputation as an award-winning investigative television journalist has been cemented by decades of bold, brave and fearless reporting that holds governments, companies and individuals to account. Govender joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to talk about the success of 'The Devi Show', thank audiences for their support and give listeners an inside look into the life of one of South Africa's most renowned investigative journalists.

Managing blended families and relationships between children and new partners is not always easy. That being said, many people manage to build beautiful blended families, bringing together children, parents and partners. Unfortunately, that is not always the case, as seen in this week's Asking For A Friend on Breakfast with Martin Bester. This week, Anonymous wrote to Breakfast with Martin Bester, saying that her partner treats his children better than he treats hers. Not sure what to do, she asked the team and our listeners for advice. This is what they had to say.

‘Semi-Soet: Die Musiekblyspel' keer terug na die verhoog, en hierdie keer kan gehore dit van 4 tot 20 September in die Teatro by Montecasino sien. Die Suid-Afrikaanse sanger Bobby van Jaarsveld keer terug as 'JP', die manlike hoofrol, saam met Anel Alexander, wat terugkeer in haar rol as 'Jaci'. Bobby en Anel het met Breakfast with Martin Bester kom gesels oor die musiekblyspel en hul opgewondenheid oor die groter verhoog.

What do you do when your partner wants to wait until marriage and you don't? Well, this is this week's Asking for a Friend predicament. Anonymous wrote to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester and said her boyfriend wants to wait until marriage before they have sex, but she doesn't want to. The Breakfast team, listeners and even comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout weighed in on the issue.

He is the man behind one of television's most hated characters, but behind the character is a talented actor with an impressive body of work spanning film, television and streaming platforms. S'dumo Mtshali joined ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester' to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the global phenomenon that is ‘The Polygamist', his now-infamous character and the real person behind Jonasi Gomora.

Listeners stand the chance to win R50,000 if they correctly guess the Secret Sound. Listen to Breakfast with Martin Bester every weekday from 06:00 to 09:00 to see if you can guess the next sound. To enter, all you need to do is WhatsApp "SECRET" to 084 850 0942 and follow the prompts. Every day, Martin Bester selects entries at random and puts them on air to try and win. Sending a WhatsApp entry for the competition does not guarantee that your answer, whether correct or incorrect, will be taken to air. Please note that WhatsApp is the only valid entry mechanism.

For some people, staying friends with an ex does not seem strange at all, but for others, it is a complete no-no. Anonymous wrote to Breakfast with Martin Bester about this exact predicament. Their partner is still good friends (emphasis on “good”) with their ex, and Anonymous wonders whether they should be worried.

We have a new R50 000 Secret Sound winner! On Tuesday, 30 June, Martin Bester gave away another R50 000 after one lucky listener guessed correctly.

Martin Bester has a new Secret Sound, so it's time to get guessing!

A Cape Town primary school has reminded parents that, while it understands that school runs can be a race against time, pyjamas are not appropriate attire when dropping off or picking up children from school. The school sent out a notice urging parents and guardians to help maintain a respectful atmosphere by dressing appropriately before entering the school grounds. Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to weigh in and share their opinions.

In this week's Asking for a Friend, Anonymous wrote in and said they have a friend who always has drama in their life. Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to weigh in and share their advice.

Bernice en die broers van Droomsindroom het Vrydag, 19 Junie, op Breakfast with Martin Bester oor hul nuwe enkelsnit gesels. Hulle het ook vertel hoe hulle aan die liedjie saamgewerk het en hoeveel hulle eintlik in gemeen het.

In celebration of Father's Day 2026, Breakfast with Martin Bester opened the phone lines and invited listeners to tell their dads something they had never told them before. Let's just say there were some wild and hilarious confessions!

The fifth instalment in the world-famous Shrek franchise has long been teased, and fans have finally been given their first look at ‘Shrek 5'. Universal Pictures released the official teaser trailer for the film, which is set to be released on 30 June 2027. The film franchise will return to the big screen for the first time in 17 years. ‘Shrek Forever After' was the last film in the franchise and was released in 2010.

Every FIFA World Cup has at least one banger anthem. However, Breakfast with Martin Bester decided to take matters into their own hands and create this one-of-a-kind proudly South African version.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, and the Breakfast with Martin Bester team is ready to show their support. While everyone is obviously backing Bafana Bafana, each person was assigned two participating teams. Who do you think has the strongest picks?

Beer glasses from bars, a colleague's food out of the fridge or nicking the hotel robe. These are just a few examples of theft that some people have no problem justifying. But if we're all being honest, it's still stealing.

Melany 'Mel' and Petrus 'Peet' Viljoen were first introduced to the public as stars of the 'The Real Housewives of Pretoria' reality television series. Which is why many South Africans were shocked when news broke that one of television's most controversial couples was arrested in the USA on Tuesday, 10 March 2026. Viljoen joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to talk about her arrest, address rumours and share an update on her husband's case.

Anonymous has been in a relationship for 4 years, and it seems the pay gap between her and her partner is causing issues. Things got heated as 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' listeners shared their opinions:

Martin Bester has a new Secret Sound. Can you guess what it is? If you get it right, you could win R50,000!

For the finale of the Feel Good Tour, we will be hosting the Ultimate Feel Good Party. Party Nights with Ankle Tap Live will be broadcasting live from Prison Break Market, San Quentin, on 29 May. Joining him will be Jacaranda FM's very own Rob Forbes, Mack Rapapali, and DJ Willy. But for such a huge celebration, we had one more surprise up our sleeves: for one night only, the formidable DJ Jazzy D will return to Jacaranda FM. Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to DJ Jazzy D about his return and what audiences can expect from the Ultimate Feel Good Party.

Ahead of the United Rugby Championship quarter-final between the Vodacom Bulls and Munster, Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to co-captains Marcell Coetzee and Ruan Nortjé. The star players spoke about their future plans, fatherhood, and the importance of fans' support.

To celebrate Jacaranda FM's 40th birthday, Breakfast with Martin Bester will give away R40,000 weekly on the Secret Sound. This is the second one.

Welcoming Ford to the Breakfast with Martin Bester family! Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke to Ford Head of Marketing Tarryn Knight about the all-new Ford Territory. The Ford Territory is a trusted partner that empowers modern living, helping customers break free from daily routines and familiar default outings to create deeper connections through exploration and exciting new possibilities for families.

To celebrate Jacaranda FM's 40th birthday, Breakfast with Martin Bester will give away R40,000 weekly on the Secret Sound. This is the second one.

In this week's Asking For A Friend, Anonymous reached out to 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' and our listeners to ask how she can get her husband to start pulling his weight in and around the house. This is definitely not an isolated issue, with many men and women feeling the same way, but it's also not a black-and-white situation and could be far more nuanced than it might seem. We asked listeners to weigh in and share their thoughts and advice.

Martin Bester spoke to LIVE frontman Ed Kowalczyk about the band's upcoming South African tour.

Breakfast with Martin Bester caught up with Maché Lewis and Barend Bester after Maché chose him to go on a date on Date My Mom. We found out if there will be a second date.

To celebrate Jacaranda FM's 40th birthday, Breakfast with Martin Bester will give away R40,000 weekly on the Secret Sound. This is the second one.

On Wednesday, 6 May, Breakfast with Martin Bester's Date My Mom came to an end when we invited Maché Lewis and the top three guys she had to choose from to the Jacaranda FM studio. After getting to know the men a little better and asking her burning questions, she finally made her decision. And the lucky guy Maché chose to go on a date with is… Barend Bester

To celebrate Jacaranda FM's 40th birthday, Breakfast with Martin Bester will give away R40,000 weekly on the Secret Sound. Can you guess the first one?

Sandra from Honeydew, Johannesburg nearly had us in tears after Martin Bester revealed that she had correctly guessed the most recent Feel Good Secret Sound and won R50,000.

After numerous entries, a top 10 finalists round, and then a top two, ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester' finally found the mom we want to help find a date for Mother's Day. Now it's time to find Maché Lewis a date. If you want a date with Maché or know someone who would be great, write to ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester' at breakfast@jacarandafm.com. Get to know her a little better here:

Here is the first Top 2 entry for Breakfast with Martin Bester's Date My Mom 2026 – Natasha Stander from Harties. Listen to this to get to know her a little better.

Say hello to your second Top 2 entry for Breakfast with Martin Bester's Date My Mom – Machè Lewis from Pretoria East. Listen to this to get to know her a little better.

After receiving an overwhelming number of entries for Date My Mom, ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester' had to narrow down the entries to a top 10 finalists list. Many children entered their moms, and after working through the emails about their moms, calling them on air and listening to their voice notes, we now have our top 10.

On Friday, 24 April, the beloved South African artist Majozi took to the Friday Live stage on Breakfast with Martin Bester to perform his hit 'Waiting'. Speaking to Martin Bester, the 'Fire' singer told Breakfast with Martin Bester that he just wants to create and share his art without always worrying about how it is received. His advice for younger musicians: "You can do what I do, or what Martin does, and be great at it, but it will not fill the hole inside of you. You are more than your vocation."

We have all experienced that feeling you get when you hear a song from your teenage years, especially if you have not heard it in a while. It turns out there is a scientific reason why the songs you listened to while growing up still evoke deep emotions and nostalgia. Psychologists have identified a phenomenon called the “reminiscence bump”. This is a specific window where our experiences and the music we listen to become permanently linked to our identity. Breakfast with Martin Bester asked listeners to share which era of their lives influenced their favourite music today.

Ná die bekende sanger sy verlowing op sosiale media aangekondig het, het 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' met hom gesels oor die opwindende oomblik in sy lewe. Peyper het gesels oor die oomblik toe hy geweet het hy wil met Marise trou, hulle “klein verskilletjies,” en hoe die Here die middelpunt van hulle verhouding is.

This week on Asking For A Friend, Anonymous didn't have family or friend drama, but rather a general societal concern. They feel that people have lost all their manners in modern society. To find out whether this is true, 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' asked listeners to weigh in and share their opinions.

Een van Suid-Afrika se gunsteling Afrikaanse kunstenaars, Brendan Peyper, het die goeie nuus gedeel dat hy en sy meisie, Marise van der Westhuysen, verloof geraak het. Die paartjie het pragtige foto's van die spesiale oomblik op sosiale media gedeel. Volgens die plasing het Marise reeds op 15 April die ja-woord gesê.

Die sanger en aktrise Stephanie Baartman het op Breakfast with Martin Bester gekuier, waar sy Amy Winehouse se 'Valerie' op Friday Live uitgevoer het en meer gedeel het oor haar semi-outobiografiese kabaret, 'HOORT', by die Centurion Teater op Vrydag, 24 April.

Durban resident Amber Auret has sparked quite a debate on social media after calling out a local pub for asking her to leave because of her attire. In her Facebook post, the 29-year-old alleged that she was asked to leave the local Durban pub because her skort, an item of clothing that is a blend between a short and a skirt, was “too short”. This led to a broader conversation on 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' about appropriate versus inappropriate attire in certain settings, with listeners giving their opinions on the specific situation.

A local woman, Vasna Autar, shared how she accidentally superglued her eye shut during the night. Breakfast with Martin Bester then shared their craziest freak-accident stories and asked listeners to also share theirs.

After Martin Bester was told he needed to dress up in an Easter bunny suit and dance as part of an April Fool's prank, Human Pop Studio made the award-winning host his very own Bunny Bester figurine.

Sabrina Carpenter apologised after criticising a fan's cultural ululation during her headlining set at Coachella 2026 on Friday, April 10. Breakfast with Martin Bester spoke about the controversy and asked listeners to share their ululations.

An anonymous listener recently sent ‘Breakfast with Martin Bester' an email asking about a mother who shaves her son's chest for him. According to the anonymous sender, the man in question is 36-years-old. We asked you for your feedback, and there was a clear consensus that this is extremely strange. Or so we thought, until we spoke to a different mom of two boys.

One TikTok user was watching the rugby over the weekend and couldn't believe his eyes when he witnessed a twin telepathy moment. Breakfast with Martin Bester managed to track down the two players, Ethan and Shaye, to ask them what exactly happened and if this was a true case of twin telepathy.

Board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr Deon Weyers joined Breakfast with Martin Bester to answer all your plastic surgery questions, share his opinion on celebrity facelifts, and explain why Turkey is so popular.

A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning point in the years-long legal battle against social media giants, one that could carry an enormous price tag. The civil court on Tuesday found Meta and YouTube's parent company, Google, liable for failing to adequately warn young people about the risks of excessive use of their Instagram and YouTube apps, respectively, even though they were aware of the dangers. 'Breakfast with Martin Bester' spoke to digital law expert and founder of the Digital Law Company, Emma Sadleir, about this landmark case and the impact of social media on children.